Pesticide Truck Crash with Leaking Pesticide at Half Day Rd and Acacia Terrace, Buffalo Grove Near Twin Grove Junior High School

#ad▼

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:12 PM Wednesday to a report of crash with injuries at Half Day Road and Acacia Terrace Buffalo Grove, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a crash with entrapment with the driver in the truck reported to be trapped. There was minor extrication or no extrication — not confirmed.

First firefighters on the scene reported that a pesticide vehicle resulted in a ruptured tank with contents leaking. Firefighters immediately went to work diking the unknown spilled chemical.

A second ambulance was returned, but the second ambulance was requested to return to the scene about 3:36 p.m. when a crash victim changed their mind about needing an ambulance.

At least one person was transported to Highland Park Hospital.

The owner of the company with the pesticide truck responded to the scene to help firefighters with clean up at the scene.

There was no confirmation of the chemical available at the time of this report. No extra alarm HazMat response was requested.

LIVE TRAFFIC MAP of neighborhood of a of crash with injuries near Half Day Road and Acacia Terrace Buffalo Grove, IL …


Stay informed with news from The Cardinal’s Emergencies Behind the Scenes Facebook page — Facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies. Includes links to favorite public safety and emergency rescuers and product manufacturers and safety companies that have facebook pages. Submit your pictures or just stay up-to-date on with fire, rescue, EMS and police photo galleries. Please add your public safety photo to the wall album — go direct to the Arlington Cardinal Emergencies Behind the Scenes photos. For a list of all of The Cardinal Facebook fan pages, go to Arlingtoncardinal.com/about/facebook …

Search Amazon …

Search for products sold on Amazon:

Arlingtoncardinal.com is an Amazon Associate website, which means that a small percentage of your purchases gets paid to Arlingtoncardinal.com at no extra cost to you. When you use the search boxes above, any Amazon banner ad, or any product associated with an Amazon banner on this website, you help pay expenses related to maintaining Arlingtoncardinal.com and creating new services and ideas for a resourceful website. See more info at Arlingtoncardinal.com/AdDisclosure